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Arbeit-Times Co 2341.T · JPY

Communication Services · Tokyo Stock Exchange · 🇯🇵 Japan

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FY2026

Revenue

¥4.72bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

¥189.1m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

¥399.0m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

¥2.86bn

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue¥4.72bn¥4.16bn¥4.32bn¥4.04bn¥3.62bn¥3.10bn¥4.55bn¥5.47bn¥5.56bn¥5.43bn
Gross profit¥3.16bn¥2.90bn¥3.01bn¥2.85bn¥2.48bn¥1.94bn¥3.07bn¥3.79bn¥3.82bn¥3.84bn
Research and development————¥3.0m¥34.8m¥14.2m———
Operating income¥160.1m¥68.5m¥107.5m¥54.9m¥494,000−¥545.1m¥190.1m¥554.5m¥527.5m¥670.0m
Net income¥189.1m−¥467.9m−¥32.8m¥44.2m¥40.0m−¥500.5m¥174.8m¥366.6m¥377.3m¥469.3m
Diluted earnings per share10.34-25.58-1.801.811.56-18.966.6213.8914.2917.78

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets¥3.61bn¥3.32bn¥3.99bn¥4.81bn¥5.01bn¥4.89bn¥5.64bn¥5.89bn¥5.58bn¥5.54bn
Cash and short-term investments¥1.71bn¥1.98bn¥2.12bn¥3.03bn¥3.40bn¥3.49bn¥4.16bn¥4.37bn¥4.01bn¥3.85bn
Total liabilities¥758.0m¥550.5m¥655.8m¥598.0m¥641.4m¥571.0m¥633.0m¥872.3m¥731.8m¥725.2m
Debt—¥4.0m¥7.9m¥11.9m¥15.7m¥19.5m————
Shareholders' equity¥2.86bn¥2.77bn¥3.33bn¥4.21bn¥4.36bn¥4.32bn¥5.01bn¥5.02bn¥4.84bn¥4.81bn
Shares outstanding18m18m18m24m26m26m26m26m26m26m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations¥399.8m¥97.9m¥168.1m¥23.6m¥123.6m−¥437.5m¥44.0m¥602.8m¥528.7m¥665.1m
Capital spending−¥795,000−¥17.0m−¥94.3m−¥179.9m−¥226.8m−¥65.4m−¥18.0m−¥55.3m−¥22.6m−¥85.4m
Free cash flow¥399.0m¥80.9m¥73.8m−¥156.4m−¥103.2m−¥502.9m¥26.0m¥547.6m¥506.1m¥579.7m
Dividends paid−¥98.4m−¥95.0m−¥78.7m−¥80.9m−¥988,000−¥183.8m−¥183.6m−¥184.5m−¥188.7m−¥249.1m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Aug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue¥1.14bn¥1.30bn¥1.17bn¥1.14bn¥1.18bn¥1.22bn¥1.02bn¥1.06bn
Gross profit¥782.4m¥857.0m¥796.0m¥770.6m¥788.0m¥807.0m¥712.8m¥739.0m
Operating income¥41.9m¥124.1m¥33.0m¥45.0m¥33.0m¥49.0m¥14.7m¥52.0m
Net income¥33.4m¥82.2m¥100.5m¥24.9m¥26.0m¥37.0m−¥556.9m¥58.0m
Diluted earnings per share1.834.505.501.361.422.02-30.453.17
Cash from operations————¥249.0m———
Capital spending————−¥66.0m———
Free cash flow————¥183.0m———
Total assets¥3.56bn¥3.65bn¥3.61bn¥3.42bn¥3.43bn¥3.42bn¥3.32bn¥3.91bn
Cash and short-term investments¥1.80bn¥1.76bn¥1.71bn¥1.61bn¥1.59bn¥1.53bn¥1.98bn¥1.96bn
Debt—————¥3.7m¥4.0m—
Shareholders' equity¥2.87bn¥2.84bn¥2.86bn¥2.76bn¥2.73bn¥2.71bn¥2.77bn¥3.33bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 19 Oct 2026

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2007
Gross margin67.0%69.7%69.8%70.5%68.5%62.7%——
Operating margin3.6%-10.8%-0.1%1.0%0.3%-17.6%——
Net margin4.0%-11.2%-0.8%1.1%1.1%-16.1%——
Return on equity6.6%-16.9%-1.0%1.0%0.9%-11.6%——
Return on assets5.2%-14.1%-0.8%0.9%0.8%-10.2%——
Free cash flow yield13.2%3.8%8.6%5.0%8.2%-8.5%——
Revenue growth13.4%-3.7%6.8%11.6%16.8%-31.9%——
Earnings growth-140.4%1325.0%-174.3%10.5%-108.0%-386.3%——
Current ratio3.23x4.80x4.28x6.05x6.18x7.21x——
Debt to equity—0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x—
Equity ratio79.0%83.4%83.5%87.6%87.2%88.3%——
Interest coverage7056.38x-6736.03x-33.67x270.20x64.27x——-5398.28x
R&D as a share of sales————0.1%1.1%0.3%—
Buybacks as a share of market value-0.0%0.0%24.9%5.2%2.6%-0.0%——

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue5.3%8.8%-1.0%
Operating income42.9%—-16.8%
Net income62.4%—-13.0%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin68.2%69.2%68.2%68.8%
Operating margin2.6%2.3%-0.6%5.6%
Net margin-3.1%-1.6%-3.0%2.8%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings15.8-7.3-79.178.881.0-7.019.614.112.614.7
Price to sales0.60.80.60.90.91.10.80.90.81.3

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 4 years. Last went ex-dividend on 26 Feb 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018
Paid in the year10.002.003.003.007.007.007.007.00
  • 3-for-1 split · 23 Feb 2005
  • 2-for-1 split · 24 Feb 2004

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